The International Day of Yoga 2025 was celebrated with great enthusiasm and spiritual fervor by Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (VKV), Nirjuli, across nine different venues. The event aimed at fostering awareness about the importance of yoga in promoting physical health, mental clarity, emotional stability, and spiritual growth. This year’s celebration was significant for its multi-location outreach, active participation of teachers, and commendable volunteering by students of Classes IX-XI, who played a leading role in organizing and conducting sessions at all venues, emphasizing the theme of the year holistically.
We conducted yoga sessions across multiple venues, including ITBP, Hanuman Mandir, NEEPCO Doimukh, SP Office, NERIST, Arunachal Seva Sangh, VKV Nirjuli (primary campuses), and VKCTE. Each session was led by student volunteers and included practices such as loosening exercises, Surya Namaskar, selected Asanas mentioned below, Pranayama, and meditation. The programs were thoughtfully designed to suit the participants, ranging from police personnel and office-goers to parents, children, and trainee teachers. The serene, disciplined, and spiritually uplifting environment at each venue enriched the experience. Notably, the entire teaching staff participated enthusiastically, and Class XI students took a lead role in organizing and conducting sessions, making the celebration a holistic and inclusive success.
Across all venues, a structured yoga module was followed that included:
• Loosening Exercises: Gentle movements to warm up the body, increase joint mobility, and improve flexibility.
• Stretching Exercises: Including Tadasana, Kati Chakrasana, and Triyak Tadasana to improve posture, body alignment, and blood circulation.
• Surya Namaskar: A dynamic sequence of 12 postures that serves as a full-body workout, enhances stamina, and synchronizes breath with movement.
• Asanas: Vrikshasana, Vajrasana, Bhujangasana, and Trikonasana to improve concentration, digestion, spinal health, and body balance.
• Pranayama: Anulom-Vilom and Bhramari Pranayama were practiced for their benefits in calming the mind, reducing stress, enhancing lung capacity, and improving mental focus.
• Meditation and Sankalpa: Sessions ended with a short meditation and resolution to practice yoga daily, cultivating discipline and mental peace with the sankalpa “Daily Yogaabhyaas”.
The International Day of Yoga 2025 at VKV Nirjuli and different locations was a grand and purposeful event. The celebration extended far beyond the school campus, touching diverse sections of society—from temple devotees and police staff to scientists and future educators. The integration of yoga into community life through student leadership and teacher participation truly embodied the theme " Yoga for One Earth, One Health." The school remains committed to spreading this ancient wisdom as a tool for physical vitality, mental clarity, and national integration.
